The most comprehensive Bridge information modeling (BrIM) solution for bridges and other civil structures

All kinds of bridges and other civil structures

For us, at Trimble, a bridge is a structure designed to carry a road, rail, waterway, pipelines, pedestrians/cyclists or wild-life paths, across a road, railway, river or other obstacles such as valleys.

With high levels of satisfaction, our clients state that Tekla Structures is the best and most efficient Bridge Information Modeling (BrIM) solution in the market. This is due to the model to build approach, our collaborative tools and procedures and closeness to the client attitude to help our clients deliver even the most complex designs such as double curved shape bridges.

With Tekla Structures you can deliver any type or bridge or civil structure:

Beam or box girder bridges

Truss bridges

Arch or Tied arch bridges

Cantilever bridges

Suspension bridges

Cable-stayed bridges

Underpasses or box culverts

Any type of support or retaining wall

Tekla Structures allows you to deliver bridges made of the following materials:

Concrete

Steel

Precast concrete

Timber

Parametric modeling with high LOD

Tekla Structures is the most powerful, yet straightforward, 3D parametric modeling environment that automates repetitive tasks and change updates. Your result is a truly constructible 3D bridge model, full-filling any LOD 300-400 requirement (read more about Level of Development).

In the end, you can be confident that all your deliverables including the model, all drawings and material lists are consistent. And, within our maintenance program we at Trimble stand close to you and support throughout your journey to become a Tekla bridge expert and match today’s clients BrIM requirements.

Model to build and maintain

Tekla Structures is a full structural workflow solution from geometry to rebar design or connection detailing, followed by steel fabrication or precast manufacturing, all the way to erection and planning of scaffolding, concrete formwork and pours on-site. And, when the revisions are updated during construction, the owner has an as-built model to be registered and used for asset management.

Look closer to the comprehensive workflow for bridges step by step below.